After what feels like a whirlwind month, I am looking forward to watching some football this weekend. Truth be told, I am probably looking forward to a plate of nachos and pint of beer while I watch some games, but given this is food blog, I suppose that comes as no big surprise. If nachos…
Appetizers
Hawaiian Pizza Jalapeno Poppers
With the football season coming to a close, it’s time to start thinking about how depressing the rest of the winter will be. No, that doesn’t sound quite right. With the football season coming to a close, it’s time to start thinking about NASCAR. No? How about hockey? Shall we forget sports all together and start…
Spiced Pumpkin Cheese Crostini
I could make a meal out of appetizers, but I rarely order them at a restaurant. In fact, I just paused for about five minutes to consider what appetizers I do order. Most recently, I ate wontons. I sometimes crave spring rolls. This post is not an advertisement for a restaurant, but the Bang Bang…
Healthy Spring Rolls
Although it is clearly not spring, yesterday, I made spring rolls. What was I thinking? Well, a couple of things. The spring roll seed was planted last weekend when I happened to catch an episode of The Pioneer Woman about new things to make from Thanksgiving leftovers. I half-watched, half-listened while doing who knows what else around the house,…
Chiles en Escabeche
As I closed in on my first year of blogging, I thought it would be fun to make up a menu of five Mexican-style dishes to post on the five days leading up to Cinco de Mayo. The planning was fun, but the cooking and the photographing and the actual posting process itself…well, that part turned…
Baked Brie en Croûte
Baked brie en croûte, perhaps better referred to as a brie and onion cheese puff given my still somewhat questionable level of baking skill, has been on my “to make” list for over a year. I first saw the recipe prepared on an episode of Food Network’s 5 Ingredient Fix, and I have since seen…
